Motor-vehicle fender.



O. H.-WISENANT.

MOTOR ,VEHICLE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27', IQH- RENEWED NOV- IO, I916. 1,210,247.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

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MOTOR VEHICLE FENDER. APPHCATWN'FILED FEB- 21, I914. RENEWED NOV- 10. I915- 1,2510,247'.-. Patented Dec. 26,1916.

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a lication filed February '27, 1914, SeriaINo. 1321, 181. j RencwedNovember 10,1916. Serial No; 130,653.'

" To all whom it may concern Be it known'that I, OSCAR a citizen-of the United States, residing at v La Salleyin the county of lla-Salle and State 'way, preferably by 1111621118015 clipsllB. The front? ends of the upper sidebars curve H. 'WISENANT;

of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in MotoraVehicle Fenders, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention provides a safety appliance for'vehic'les generally and for automobiles in particular, said appliance being of a nature to be readily applied to the vehicle and adapted to protect life and limb, and is of such construction as to befolded so as I not to be in the way when the machlne is traveling in the open country or over rough roads. V The invention PI'OVldGS a fender embodying a novel supporting frame and a net which normally bulges outward but which,

under impact w th an 'OlOJGCt, bulges inward so as to receive and carry such object and prevent the same fromxooming in contact with any part of the machine or getting be neath the wheels thereof, the rearward bulge serving to lessen the impact and reduce and moderate the shock.

'T-lie' invention conslsts of the novel features, details of construction and combina-. tion of parts, which hereinafter will bemore forth, illustrated and particularly claimed;

In the drawings hereto attached :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fender embodying il-lllllltOlTlObllfi, the net bulging outward.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts illustrated in Fig. 1 showing the net bulging inward, so as to receive and carry an object after impact therewlth. Flg; 31s. a front view of the supporting frame, the netbelng removed. Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showmg the fender 1n posltion, as1ndlcated in F 1g. 1. F 1g. 5 1s a vertical cento in the following description and indicated in all the views of the: drawings by V the same reference characters.

H The supporting frame embodies similar upper side bars. 1, which have their 'upper ends rearwardly curvedto conform to the rorother Jopen country. Braces form stays V folding. A longitudinal slot, 9 is formed in the invention, showing the same applied to curved ends of the longitudinal bars 52 0f the chassis of the vehicle or' machine, to which they are securedfin any substantial rear portions curve upward and rearward.

Ears 6 project laterally fromthe upper ends of the lower side bars 51 and constitute stops to engage the rear edges 'of the lower ends'of the upperside bars 1 to normally hold the bars ein' a' given position. The construction is such as to admit of the bars 1 turning.

upon their pivot connections 5'with the bars llto throw their lower ends upward so as to be out of the way when the machine or vehicle equipped .with a fender embodying the invention is traveling overa rough road for the bars 4. Each of such braces consist of members? and ,8, themernber 7 being bolted orotherwise secured to abar 2 and the member 8 being secured at its lower end slidable connection to admit of the bars 4 the upperendof the memberTS. and" receives aheadedstud 10 attached to the lower end of the member 7. When .the'fender is in operative position the studs .10 occupy a position atthe lower ends of the slots 9, thereby admitting ofthe braces performing serviceas stays. A rod 11 connects thebars 4L and vreceives a sleeve 12 whichlacts as a spacer to hold the bars i a proper distance apart, theflprojectingends of the rod 11 being upsetto prevent spreading of the bars 41. A plate 13 is fastened to the upper por-' tion of each of theupper sidebars 1 and extends upwardly and is formedwith a longitudinal slot 14. slhe platesglii are offset ,at'l3interinediate of'their endsto throw v i the end portions in different relativeplanes A rod 15 passes through the slots 14 and its contractile helical springs 16 secured thereto. The front end of thebars 41 are offset as at 14: and including a laterally extending portion 15 and a forwardly extending portion 15 Securely fastened to the front end of the bar, opposite its offset portion is an angular bearing 16', said bearing being dis posed in longitudinal alinement with the ofiset portion, whereby the bearing 16 and the forwardly extending portion .15? serves as a support or bearing for the rod 17 the latter having the lower end of the springs 16 connected thereto. I

The net 18 extends between the rods15 and 17 and is attached at its ends thereto in any substantial manner. A plurality of spring stays 19f reinforce and stifien the net falling laterally from the net.

- Copies of this patent may be obtained for Figs. 1 and 2. The normal position of the net is indicated in Fig. 1, that isthe net is bulged forward, and as a result the impact of the fender with an object is modified and the shock reducedby the force expended to bulge the net rearward, such bulging being effected against the resistance oflered by the spring stays and the contractile springs 16. When the fender strikes an object, the rod 15 moves upward in the slots let and after the net'and its stays pass a dead center the f tension of the springs 16 and stays 19 moves the rod 15 downward in the slots 14. The rearward bulging of the net enables the same to carry the object and the springs 16 act in a measure to preventthe object from stays 19 are held spaced apart by means of sleeves 20 and2l slipped upon the respective rods 15 and 17. U

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanylng drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood: that the device shown is merely illustrative, and

" thatsuch changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the invention 1 as claimed.

The spring Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. In a fender for a vehicle, a supporting framework for a net, such framework comprising upper and lower side" bars, the latter having their rear portions curving upward and their lower portions normally 7 extending horizontally and such lower side bars having pivotal connection near their upper ends with the lower ends of the upper side bars to admit of the lower side bars folding upward, stops projecting from one set of bars to, engage the other to hold the lower side bars in a given position,

a rodv supported in the forward ends of the lower bars, a second rod supported by the upper side barsandf having a limited movement, a not secured at its ends to the said rods and normally bulging forward, and spring means connecting the said rods and normally exerting force thereon to hold the net forwardly bulged.

2. In a fender. for a vehicle, the combination of upper side bars, lower side bars 'pivotally connected to the upper side bars, stops projecting. laterally from the lower side bars to engage the upper side bars and normally hold the lower side bars in a given position, brace members pivotally connected to the lower sidebars and having longitudi nal slots, other brace members secured to the frame work of the vehicle, headed studs attached to the last mentioned brace members and entering the longitudinal slots of the first mentioned brace members, and-a not secured to the before mentioned upper and lower side bars.

3. In a fender for a vehicle, the combination of upper and lower sidebars pivotally connected, plates secured to the upper side bars and having longitudinal slotsin their upper ends and having offsets intermediate of their ends to throw the end portions of the plates in different vertical planes, an uppertransverse rod supported in the longitudinal slots of the plates, a lower transverse rod supported in the lower sidebars of the fran1e, a spring-supported net attached at its ends to the upper and lower transverse rods and normally bulged forward and adapted to be'reversely bulged, and contractile helical springs connecting the ends of the said upper and lower transverse rods.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR H. WISENANT. Witnesses: 7

L. A. BROWN, Jon BREGANT.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eaten. Washington, D. 0. Z 

